Libo Beer's advertising song "Reasons for liking Shanghai" has been circulating for a long time, but no one expected that Kong Jia, who sang this song, died of terminal lung cancer at the age of 26 before the Spring Festival in the Year of the Dog.
I always felt healthy before I got sick.
"He left too suddenly, didn't smoke, ran every morning and lived a healthy life. I can't accept it. " Wang Yuanchao, a member of The red band who once formed with Kong Jia in college, is still immersed in the grief of losing his good partner and brother. "His wife is now eight months pregnant."
Kong Jia, who has been in good health, suddenly felt wheezing and chest tightness when walking the stairs in June+10 this year, so he went to the hospital for examination. The result is shocking. He has terminal lung cancer. Family and friends are unwilling to accept this fact and go to the hospital to accompany him and pray for him every day. However, after only ten days, his condition deteriorated. 1October 24th 1440, Kong Jia left his favorite Shanghai and his beloved concert hall forever.
The cause of this disease is suspected to be problem asbestos.
Two years ago, Kong Jia decorated a recording studio by himself and laid a sound insulation board made of asbestos. Many friends who have been to the recording studio say that there is always a pungent smell in the shed, but Kong Jia is also very careful, and the windows in the shed are always open. It may be this strange smell and sudden bad news that makes Kong Jia's friends associate cancer with the decorated asbestos materials. After all, Kong Jia worked in the shed for a long time, and everyone said that the inferior asbestos in the recording studio was the culprit.
Chilam, another friend of Kong Jia's music circle before his death, said that doubt is only doubt. Now all family members and friends are immersed in grief, especially the family members are still unstable, and they may take the materials to the relevant departments for testing in the future.
This song is regarded as his business card.
Hearing the story of "catching up with compatriots in Hong Kong and Taiwan, falling in love with foreigners and becoming a star" that really belongs to Shanghai, there are always Shanghainese who say to Tao Weimin, the lyricist of this song, "It's me!" "I remember that the reason why I like Shanghai is even more popular than Hong Kong and Taiwan pop songs." Tao Weimin said.
Kong Jia, who graduated from Shanghai Conservatory of Music, composed music in an advertising music production company in Shanghai and worked as a bar singer at Huaihai Road in the evening. In recent years, the song "Reasons for liking Shanghai" is his business card. Kong Jia, a native of Shanghai, tried to go to Beijing for development twice. As a result, he found himself deeply dependent on Shanghai-if he adapts to Shanghai, he must not adapt to Beijing. "I may find inspiration more easily here." Kong Jia once said this before his death.
He sang Shanghai in people's minds.
Kong Jia's premature departure made many readers who only heard his songs but didn't know him cry. Xiao Wei, an advertising employee, said: "The reason why I like Shanghai is one of the most successful advertising songs in recent years. It's hard to find a second case without a big name. This song appropriately sings the development of Shanghai over the years and the mental journey of Shanghainese. I think many people can find a sense of identity in this song. "
The netizen wrote in the post: "Although I have never met him, his songs are of great commemorative significance to my life. Last night, I was listening to this familiar song. Over and over again, unconsciously, my face is full of tears ... "